Jonathan Shafer (born June 17, 2005) is an American professional

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driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 15/55 Toyota Camrys for Venturini Motorsports, and full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 91 Toyota Camry for Lee Pulliam Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Shafer would start driving at five years old, racing in

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. He would race in them for several years, getting wins and championships. In 2017, at the age of twelve, he would drive in the Champion Racing Association for two years. When he turned fourteen, he would drive micro sprints in the

POWRi Midget Racing POWRi (Performance Open Wheeled Racing, inc.) is an oval track racing sanctioning body based in the United States, founded by promoter Kenny Brown. It organizes the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series, a midget car racing series rival to the US ...

for Keith Kunz Motorsports, and continue to run late model races.

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

He joined the CARS Late Model Stock Tour in 2020 for Nelson Motorsports, running all but one race that season, earning four top tens and one top-five, ranking ninth in the final standings. He would sign with Lee Pulliam Motorsports to run a full-time schedule in 2021, getting six top tens and four top fives, finishing seventh in points.

ARCA Menards Series

On January 4, 2022, Shafer would sign with Venturini Motorsports to drive a part-time schedule in the

2022 ARCA Menards Series The 2022 ARCA Menards Series is the 70th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200 (ARCA), Lucas Oil 200 on F ...

. The number is TBA and will be announced at a later date.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series East

Personal life

Jonathan is the son of former NASCAR and ARCA driver,

Todd Shafer Todd Shafer (born November 29, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the Nos. 07 and 08 Chevrolet Silverados for SS-Green Light Racing. Motorsports ...

, who primarily raced in the

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and NASCAR Busch Series (now

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

). He is currently a junior in high school.

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